The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
LOCAL NOTES.

Cal, was in Yuma this week and investi- gating real estate matters in this vicinity.
 Mr. G. J. Rasbruge, civil engineer of Tucson, and County Surveyor of Pima county, spent few days in Yuma this week.
 Mir. J. P Flight, one of the rising young attorneys of the booming city of San Der nardino, was in Yuma few days this week on legal business.
 Mir David Balsz, one of the substantial and wealthy citizens of Phoenix was in town this week. He owns some valuable property in Yuma.
 The Board of Prison Commissioners at the recent session appointed John H. Behan to the position of Assistant Superintendent to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jos. CottreaL A better appointment could not have been made.
 Sheriff Shaw and Deputy Kresham, of Pima county, last week, brought down the following five prisoners sentenced at the last term of the District Court in Tucson Antonio Vega, four years: E. W. Dooly. i've years; Petronillo Provencio, one year; Fred Wall, six years, and Estevan Soils, two years.
 The following is Apache county's latest contribution to the Territorial prison, sen- fenced by Judge Wright at the recent ses- sion of the District Court: Phin. Clanton, grand larceny, 10 years; Francisco Baca, embezzlement, 10 years; Frank Clark, mur- der in the second degree, life, aud Juan Carillo, manslaughter, five years.
 MT. Geo. Solliday, who for the past three years and ten months has held the position of guard at the prison, in charge of the Cat ling gun there, resigned his position on the lst inst and left Wednesday for San Diego where we understand he will taSe position on the police force. Mir. Sollidsy is a genial gentleman, sober, steady, and as an officer, active. vigilant and always at his post. His many friends here wish him abundant success in all his undertakings
 Night was made hideous on one or two occasions during the past week, by half dozen or so of persons, who, presumably full of cactus juice, perambulated the town from center to suburb, hooting, shouting and shooting. Considerable danger is at tached to the promiscuous firing of pistols within the town limits and it shonld not be permitted. Should repetition occur we hope our constabulary fierce will round lem up and that they will receive lesson from our judiciary that they will not forget.
 The SENTINEL extends it's congratula- tions to Hon. Thos. Gates, Superintendent of the Territorial Prison, on the very grati lying streak of fortune which has oveitaken him. Some yeas ago he ip,ested in some oii lands in California, and boing uuablr to dispose of 1t held on, although two years ago he offered it for less than 5000. With in the past few days he has had an offer of Sl5,000, which wa. promptly refused. It will take not less than Sj0,OO1 to purchase his interest, and as the real estate and oil interests are both booming iu California, the prospects are that he will realize a much larger amount.
 A syndicate of capitalists consisting of Rochester Ford and R. Smith of St. Louis, Mo, Alexander Falford of Baltimore, Md, and Brewster Cameron of Tucson, arrived in Yuma the first of the week They came to inspect and investigate the Mohawk canal and valley for which place they de- parted Monday evening. The probabilities are that they will purchase the entire in terests of the present owners of the canal. In this case work will be commenced at once the canal completed as far as the present survey, and extended several miles further. The party are accompanied by an expert in the person of Col Robert Moore, an eminent civil engineer of St. Louis, who was consulting engineer to Eads in the con- struction of the great bridge at St. Louis.
 Hon. Clark Churchill was one of the passengers on the ditched train Thursday. A special went out Thurs day night and brought them into Yuma.
 The expenses of the Territorial Prison were near three thousand dol lars less the past quarter than the preceding ones. Such efficient and economical management ought to be gatifying to the people of the Terri tory.
 Hons. Geo. H. Stevens and P. J. Brady were in town this week attend ing the session of the Board of Prison Commissioners of which they are eff. ficient members. M. Stevens left for home Tuesday and Mr. Brady left Wednesday for Los Angeles accom- panied by his daughter who will at tend school Tn that city.
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